Dispensing device



De. 26, 1939. WBOBSEAU 2,184,830

DISPENS ING DEVICE Filed` Feb. l9 1938 Patented Dec. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES DISPENSING DEVICE Jesse W. Boisseau, Dallas, Tex., assignor of onehalf to S. D. Bowles, Dallas, Tex.

Application February 19, 1938, Serial No. 191,407

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in dispensing devices.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved dispensing device for dispensing liquid from a sealed can, said device being particularly adapted for use in dispensing a lubricant, generally known to the trade as top lube, but being applicable to other uses.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved dispenser which is made in the form of a funnel adapted to receive a sealed can of lubricant and having a cutter therein for puncturing the can to decant the contents; there also being improved means for forcing the can into the funnel to engage the cutter, whereby the can may be quickly punctured and emptied.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device, of the character described, having a handle which facilitates handling of the device, said handle being associated with a pivoted lever which is arranged to enga-ge the inserted can to force the same into the device to puncture said can.

Still another object. of the invention is to provide an improved dispenser for dispensing liquids from sealed containers which is constructed of a minimum amount of material and which is simple and inexpensive in manufacture.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described, together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which an example of the invention is shown, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View, partly in section and partly in elevation of a dispensing device, constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a horizontal, cross-sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 isan isometric view of the device.

As is well known, it has become the practice in recent years off manufacturers of lubricants, and the like, to put up the products in hermetically sealed cans so as to insure the motorist securing the proper lubricant for his vehicle. The hermetically sealed cans are opened in the presence of the purchaser and are discharged into the gas tank of the vehicle. The device herein shown has been designed particularly for small cans which contain a lubricant known generally as top lube which is emptied into the gas tank and admixed with the gasoline.

This top lube serves to lubricate the valves of the engine. However, the devicesmay be used for other purposes.

In the drawing, the numeral lil designates a funnel which includes a cylindrical collar portion II. The collar portion is cylindrical and has a depending skirt I2 and a portion of the wall of said skirt forms an extension of the collar portion, while the remainder of the skirt Wall, as indicated at I3, is inclined or tapered inwardly. The skirt is, of course, open at its lower end, whereby a liquid which is poured into the collar portion escapes through the open or outlet end I4. An extension I5 is preferably made integral with the collar portion H` and Y extends upwardly therefrom. This extension is arcuate in cross-section and is gradually reduced toward its upper end. The upper portion of the extension I5 is thickened as shown at I6 and an inclined handle Il is made integral with this thickened portion. As is clearly shown in Figures l and 3, the handle extends upwardly at an inclination. A lever I8 is pivoted on a bolt I9 which extends through an opening 20 formed at the inner end ofthe handle I1. The lever is formed with a curved portion 2l which extends inwardly over the extension I5 and lalso overlies the funnel. The extremity 22 of the curved portion 2I is located in substantially axial alinement with the collar portion II of the funnel.

Located within the collar portion I I is a curved cutting blade 23 and this blade is spaced from the inner wall of said collar by a spacing strip 24. A bolt 25 extends through the wall of the collar, through the strip 2li and lthrough the lower` portion of the cutting blade 23, and receives a nut 26, whereby the blade is securely fastened in position within thecollar.

In using the device, a hermetically sealed can has one end inserted Within the `collar portion II, whereby its top or bottom, as the case may be, engages the pointed end of the cutter blade 23. The lever I8 isswung so that the extremity 22 of the curved portion formed on the lever, engages the upper end of the can. The operator then grasps the lever and handle I'I in one hand and squeezes or moves said lever and handle toward each other. Since the handle II is stationary, the outer end of the lever I8 swings upwardly on the pivot I9, thereby causing the 50 inner end of said lever to swing downwardly. Since this inner end is engaging the can, such swinging of the lever will cause the can to be forced downwardly within the collar portion, whereby the blade 23 punctures or cuts the end of said can. This position of the can is shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. After the can is punctured, it will be manifest that its contents will flow from the can and into the funnel formed by the skirt I2 which depends from the collar portion II. The outlet end I4 of the funnel is, of course, inserted into the gas tank inlet so as to permit the contents of the can to flow into said tank.

The arrangement of the lever I8 and the handle II permits the device to be readily handled by the operator and said operator need only use one hand. The lever provides a positive means for forcing the can downwardly into engagement with the cutter blade 23. It is noted that the construction of the device is such that a minimum amount of material need be employed. The arcuate extension I5 is only sufciently large to guide the can into the collar portion II. Manufacture of the device is greatly simplied by inclining only a portion of the wall of the skirt I2, the remainder of said wall being substantially vertical.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A dispensing device for hermetically sealed containers including, a cylindrical collar portion adapted to receive the end portion of the container, a skirt integral with and depending from the collar portion, said skirt having its lower end reduced to form a funnel, a cutter located within the collar portion and fastened thereto, said cutter being arranged to puncture the container when the same is forced downwardly into the collar portion, an integral extension projecting upwardly from the collar portion, an inclined handle extending outwardly from the upper end of the extension, and a lever pivoted on the inner end of the handle and having its inner end overlying the container within the collar portion, the outer end of said lever being so located that both lever and handle may be grasped in one hand to swing the lever and thereby force the container downwardly into engagement with the cutter.

2. A dispensing device for hermetically sealed containers including, a cylindrical collar portion adapted to receive the end portion of the container, a skirt integral with and depending from the collar portion, said skirt having its lower end reduced to form a funnel, a cutter located within the collar portion and fastened thereto, said cutter being arranged to puncture the container when the same is forced downwardly into the collar portion, an integral extension extending vertically from one side of the collar portion and being curved in cross-section so as to t the side of the container When the same has its end portion within the collar, an inclined handle extending outwardly from the upper end of the extension, and a lever pivoted on the inner end of the handle and having its inner end overlying the container Within the collar portion, the outer end of said lever being so located that both lever and handle may be grasped in one hand to swing the lever and thereby force the container downwardly into engagement With the cutter.

JESSE W. BOISSEAU. 

